Kieren MacMillan <kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca> writes: > Hi David, > >> So what is wrong with using \"var2" > > That’s what I generally use — it requires extra typing, looks less > attractive, looks (and is often colourized)
Well, that would warrant improving your LilyPond code colorifier. > different from variables without numbers, etc. Oh, you can just use quotes for all of them, then. There is, of course, also \var₂ . > >> or \var.2 ? > > I was under the impression that mechanism has limitations? Yes. For music it should usually work (or be easy to provide a syntactic context where it will). Not for every other type of variable. > In any case, the drawbacks listed above hold here as well. > > I guess I’ll just stick with my standard workarounds. =) I'll assume that as a composer you'll usually have to accept the constraints of your musicians' instruments as well. And showing off a proof-of-concept recorder where you have drilled an additional hole yourself is unlikely to convince your soloist to have a go at his own instrument. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
